When kids get sick, celebrations must chill

2:00 AM,
Dec. 12, 2012

Written by

Karen James
Wilmington (Del.) News Journal

The silverware will be polished. The table set. The menu chosen, and the party about to start.

But then ... one of the kids suddenly will become ill with a nasty -- and quite possibly contagious -- respiratory or intestinal illness, or something much more serious. And just like that, your perfect holiday is no more.

How can families best cope during the holidays when their son or daughter gets sick, and traditions must be put aside to tend to the child? ...